Press freedom not political tool to smear, attack rule of law in Hong Kong: Official

HONG KONG, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The West has been using the freedom of the press as a political tool to make excuses for anti-China organizations, and smearing and attacking the rule of law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to advocate the so-called "chilling effect," a spokesperson of the Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the HKSAR has said.

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